mortificação

/muɾ.ti.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//muɾ.ti.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“mortificação” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,362 among 2,261 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,362
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,261
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de mortificar

Key facts for mortificação
PropertyValue
Headwordmortificação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/muɾ.ti.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters12
Frequency rank#77,362
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mortificação” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mortificação lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mortificação is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,362 among 2,261 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /muɾ.ti.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

mortificação doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is mortificação, spelled M-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de mortificar
  2. 2
    aflição; tormento
  3. 3
    paralisia parcial

This word in other languages

mortification(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mortificação"?
"mortificação" is spelled M-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /muɾ.ti.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "mortificação" mean?
As a noun, "mortificação" means: ato ou efeito de mortificar
How do you pronounce "mortificação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mortificação" is /muɾ.ti.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mortificação" come from?
"mortificação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “mortificação”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is M-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /muɾ.ti.fi.kɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list